Social distancing? Here are some books to distract you
12 works of fiction to take your mind away from the anxiety of being stuck in a pandemic
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Emirates Lit Fest: A guide to authors and top events
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature runs from February 4 to 9 in Dubai
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‘American Dirt’ publisher cancels book tour for safety
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Oprah Winfrey wades in on ‘American Dirt’ controversy
‘Oprah’s Book Club’ will discuss the book on Apple TV Plus in March
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Stephen King criticised for comments on diversity
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George RR Martin on finishing ‘Game of Thrones’ book
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Booker Prize: Atwood and Evaristo named joint winners
Briton wins for 'Girl, Woman, Other', while Canadian's 'The Testaments' takes gong
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‘Queen Meryl’ book crowns Streep as acting’s best
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Meet Anuja Chauhan, the author of ‘The Zoya Factor’
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Atwood on why she wrote a ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ sequel
The author reflected on her work, mortality and ‘The Testaments’
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Summer 2019: 15 books to read over the holidays
Take your pick from high fantasy and romance to feminist tomes and crime fiction
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On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous review
Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling
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The Unpassing by Chia-Chia Lin review
Chia-Chia Lin’s debut novel revisits a tragedy in an Asian-American immigrant family
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David Brooks talks about his latest book
David Brooks: Individualism has made us unhappy; the antidote is to connect and commit
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Mark Haddon on his new book, The Porpoise
Since his global bestseller, Mark Haddon has struggled to write a ‘big novel’
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Book review: Why Can’t We Sleep? by Darian Leader
Are you worried about not getting enough sleep? Why ‘sleep science’ has made it worse
